CrimeMetric

Crime in Wisconsin

Major crime across Wisconsin is 34% below the U.S. rate per resident: 25% lower for persons crimes and 36% lower for property crimes. That is tied for the 46th highest of the 50 states and DC. Expected major crimes are down 11.2% from a year earlier. Of the 177 places below, 44 are more than 5% above the statewide rate.

Major crime
66
34% below the U.S. rate
1,137 per 100,000
down 11.2% in a year
Persons crimes
75
25% below the U.S. rate
232 per 100,000
down 4.5% in a year
Property crimes
64
36% below the U.S. rate
905 per 100,000
down 12.8% in a year
Social disorder
91
9% below the U.S. rate
2,099 per 100,000
down 7.5% in a year
Cities and places

Larger places in Wisconsin, against the U.S. and the state

Major-crime index per resident; the U.S. rate is 100.

Highest major-crime index

  1. La Crosse194
  2. Milwaukee190
  3. Wauwatosa136
  4. Greenfield128
  5. Madison123

Lowest major-crime index

  1. Mequon26
  2. Menomonee Falls26
  3. Caledonia27
  4. New Berlin33
  5. Neenah41

Among the 33 places in Wisconsin of 25,000 or more residents that we publish.

PlaceIndexAgainst Wisconsin
Milwaukee1902.9 times
Madison1231.9 times
Green Bay1011.5 times
Kenosha5615% lower
Racine8934% higher
Eau Claire9239% higher
Appleton5123% lower
Waukesha5321% lower
Janesville7412% higher
Oshkosh7513% higher
West Allis8629% higher
La Crosse1942.9 times
Sheboygan66about the same
Wauwatosa1362.0 times
Fond du Lac8426% higher
Brookfield4730% lower
Menomonee Falls2661% lower
Wausau67about the same
Sun Prairie5714% lower
New Berlin3350% lower
Beloit8732% higher
Oak Creek705% higher
Franklin4827% lower
Greenfield1281.9 times
Manitowoc4729% lower
Fitchburg5813% lower
West Bend618% lower
Neenah4138% lower
Superior1001.5 times
Mount Pleasant5517% lower
Muskego4335% lower
Caledonia2760% lower
Mequon2661% lower
De Pere2660% lower
Stevens Point3941% lower
Watertown4237% lower
Onalaska1181.8 times
Germantown5912% lower
Middleton4237% lower
Wisconsin Rapids1051.6 times
Menasha3548% lower
Pleasant Prairie729% higher
South Milwaukee618% lower
Kaukauna3646% lower
River Falls4237% lower
Verona2267% lower
Cudahy3941% lower
Fox Crossing3646% lower
Marshfield5813% lower
Menomonie63about the same

The 50 largest places in Wisconsin, largest first.

All 177 places in Wisconsin

Every place in Wisconsin with a page, A to Z.

Crime by type

Drugs and alcohol stands out most, at 47% above the U.S. rate

Every block group in Wisconsin, including towns and unincorporated areas: the index against the U.S. rate per resident, and expected crimes a year per 100,000 residents.

Persons crimes

Murder993.5
Rape / sexual assault8427.9
Aggravated assault76175
Robbery6126.1

Property crimes

Shoplifting92292
Motor vehicle theft69110
Other larceny62307
Burglary4777.4
Theft from vehicle45119

Social disorder

Drugs and alcohol147731
Weapons violations140140
Disorderly conduct90107
Trespassing90211
Vandalism77316
Intimidation63144
Simple assault62450

How crime varies across Wisconsin

Share of Wisconsin residents by the major-crime index of their census block group.

  • 0–5066.3%
  • 50–10016.9%
  • 100–20010.2%
  • 200–4004.8%
  • 400+1.7%

98.7% of Wisconsin residents live where agencies send detailed incident reports to the FBI. Data sources

4,692 block groups and 6,003,670 residents. How the estimates are made